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big beasts

big beasts is the plural of big beast.

Meaning of big beast

Noun

big beast (plural big beasts)

  1. (UK) A prominent and influential politician, especially one seen as a leader or major player within a party or faction.
    • But business has become less keen both on Europe and on him, while the erstwhile Tory big beasts, such as Ken Clarke, Michael Heseltine, Douglas Hurd and Chris Patten, have been strident critics of his Iraq policy.2004, The Economist

Questions about big beasts

What is big beasts the plural of?
Big beasts is the plural of big beast.

Words near big beasts in the dictionary

  1. big bats
  2. Big Bear City
  3. Big Bear Lake
  4. Big Bear Valley
  5. big beast
  6. big beasts
  7. big beat
  8. Big Ben
  9. Big Bend
  10. Big Bend patchnose snake
  11. Big Bend patchnose snakes

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